2017.7.11
Words and Phrases
1. But to focus on money– taking as a center will bring about its own undoing.
Undoing: the reason why sb fails at sth or is unsuccessful in life失败的原因
e.g. These careless mistakes are my own undoing in test.
2. A person in this state becomes almost entirely narcissistic.
Narcissistic: 自我陶醉的;自我欣赏的 If you describe someone as narcissistic, you disapprove of them because they think about themselves a lot and admire themselves too much.
e.g. I cannot bear him anymore----he is so narcissistic and vain.
3. That the mind and spirit become lethargic.
Lethargic: having little energy; feeling unwilling and unable to do anything 萎靡不振的，无精打采的；懒散的，倦怠的
e.g. When I was sick, I always felt lethargic.
4. Admittedly, we are not omniscient.
Omniscient: (formal)knowing everything 无所不知的；全知全能的；博闻广识的
e.g. God always was considered as omniscient.
5. If I'm in the presence of someone of greater net worth or fame or status, I feel inferior.
In the presence of: with sb in the same place
Thoughts
The work will come again, but childhood won't.
读到这里被感动了一下，"工作还会有，但孩子的童年一起不复返"。让我想起自己的童年，没有爸爸的陪伴。因为工作，爸爸常年在外，我跟着妈妈生话，所以对于爸爸的印象是很模糊的，虽然每次他回来总会给我买当时最新奇的玩具，但我还是和他不够亲近。心里总觉得有些怕他，害怕和他独处，也无话交谈。慢慢长大之后，变得懂事，明白爸爸有他的难处，也有他的苦衷。但以后如果我有孩子了，我希望自己能够在他们的童年里是一个温暖的角色，能陪伴他们。
今天作者提出了10个alternative centers, 表明了我们在生活中总是受这样或那样的影响，我们每个人都有自己的centers, 但总是被家庭，朋友，工作，金钱，娱乐等牵着鼻子走，为他人他事而活。这样我们活的没有自我，没有真正的找到自己生话的意义所在，自己的价值所在，所以我们要重新identifying our centers, 明白我们真正想要什么，怎么为自己而活。
